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Old Jun 18, 2011 | 10:59 pm
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Originally Posted by tfung
Hi guys, I have a question here..

I currently booked a prestige car for 5 days, and my plans changed and I need to keep the car an extra day. On the reservation, they are basically charging me a week's rental already for the 5 days.. What happens if I keep the car an extra day so total days I'm keeping the car is 6? Will they charge me 1 extra day, or will the final amount be exactly the same, as the price is for a weekly rental already?
Does your rate breakdown on your page show "5 Days @ ___/Day" or "1 Week @ ___/Week"?

If the former, then you might be on a daily rate plan and charged an extra day. If the latter, it should be safe to just keep it an extra day and pay only a few $ more in taxes (as applicable).

Calling Hertz reservations to change your dates may rerate your reservation (not necessarily a bad thing--the price could have dropped!), but telling the CSR at the counter you'll be returning it a day late should not (but check first before signing anything!), so you can inform them there.
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